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The Challenge Cup, hosted annually by the Elite Ice Hockey League, is a cup competition for ice hockey clubs in the United Kingdom. It is one of three competitions ran each season by the Elite League, the others being the league championship and the playoff championship. Prior to the formation of the Elite League in 2003, the Challenge Cup was organised by the Ice Hockey Superleague.
First awarded during the 1997–98 season, the Challenge Cup has had numerous different formats depending on the number of teams participating and the format of other competitions run during a particular season. The first six finals were single games played at a pre-determined venue, and during the first eleven seasons of the Elite League finals were contested over two legs. The final returned to a single game in the 2014–15 season. The current holders of the trophy are the Nottingham Panthers, who defeated the holders Cardiff Devils 1-0 in overtime in the 2015–16 final. The Nottingham Panthers are the competition's most successful team, having won the title seven times, including five in succession between 2010 and 2014. The Sheffield Steelers come next, having been champions four times. The now-defunct Ayr Scottish Eagles, the Coventry Blaze and the Cardiff Devils have each won the cup twice.
Challenge Cup is a knock-out competition for European rugby league clubs.
Challenge Cup may also refer to:
The Challenge Cup International AAA Championship Showcase (colloquially known as the Challenge Cup or simply The Cup) is an international ice hockey tournament held annually in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia for ice hockey teams from around the world. Ages range from Novice Minor (age 9) to Midget Major (age 18) for both girls and boys and the tournament is traditionally held on the weekend of the Canadian holiday Victoria Day.
Within each age level, teams are divided into three divisions: A, B, and C. During the exhibition round and round-robin play, teams play games with opponents within their own division. Upon completion of round-robin play, teams enter the elimination round. Teams play compete within their own divisions and later play teams in other divisions. Teams with the most wins are considered tournament winners. Points are distributed in the following order: 3 points for a regulation win, 2 points for an overtime win, 1 point for an overtime loss, and 0 points for a regulation loss. Ties are decided in this order: 1) Most points 2) Team with the greatest number of wins 3) Games against team with equal record 4) Penalty minute differential 5) Basic goal differential GF (Goals For) – GA (Goals Against) 6) Total goal differential GF-GA/GF 7) Team with the fewest penalty minutes
The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–19 and 1939–1940. It involves amateur, semi-professional and professional clubs.
The final of the Challenge Cup at Wembley Stadium, London, is one of the most prestigious matches in world rugby and is broadcast around the world. " Abide with Me", sung before the game, has become a rugby league anthem.
The current holders of the Challenge Cup are Leeds who defeated Hull KR 50-0 on 29 August 2015 at Wembley Stadium, the 13th time they had won the trophy.
Wigan are the most successful club in the history of the competition, winning the Cup a record 19 times.
The Challenge Cup was the name of several football trophies contested in Melbourne, Australia, during the 1860s and 1870s under the Melbourne Football Club rules and the Victorian rules (which were early versions of Australian rules football).
The Challenge Cup was an international competition for association football clubs.
Usage examples of "challenge cup".
Sergeant Lewis sat back helplessly in his chair, feeling like a man just presented with the Wimbledon Challenge Cup after losing the last point of the tennis match.
The Fagan cross-country running challenge cup will not be competed for this year on account of the floods.
The only small cloud on my horizon, as we took tea afterwards in the marquee among the fashionable throng, with Elspeth clinging to my arm and Mynn passing round bubbly in the challenge cup we'd won, was whether Solomon had recognized me in the drawing-room that morning, and if so, would he keep his mouth shut?